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Pomderly's Answer.

DKTRorT, Sept. John Devlin, u. s.
consul at Windsor, a prominent Knight
of Labor, recently wrote General Master
Workman Powderly, calling attention to
criticisms which have been 80 freely
made upon his policy as official head OF
the order, and asking certain questions
concerning the same. In reply Powderly
declares that he is not socialists. He
says he owes allegiance to the Knights OF
Labor only; that he has done a mans
part in promoting the orders interests;
that he has battled against allowing it to
become the tail to any kite. He believed
in excluding all foreigners brought to
this country under contract to take the
places of American workmen. This
country could support thousand million
of human beings, but they must not all
come at once.
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1T is..said that the american Mag
azine has been bought by Col.
Forbes of the Singer Sewing Machine
company, for the benefit of a number
Of authors who propose to pay for
their stock in writing for its pages.
For many years certain authors, or
writers, have talked much in public
and in private about the advantages
to them and to the reading word at
large, If they could only get possess
ion OF a magazine and conduct it on
an authors rather than an editors
plan. Now is their opportunity to
show what there is in the idea. The
experiment is an interesting one.
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U. s. officials Sold.

SAN Francisco, Sept. Tt is
learned that the British sailing schoon-
er W. p. Say1oard, which was cap
tured by the Rush in Behring sea,
was on her way to Sitka, in charge Of
two United States officials, the sailing
schooner OneoaTd, Capt. Nelson, came
alongside her in the night, while the
officials were asleep, and the arms
and ammunitions OF the Sayloard
were transferred to the Onlcard,
which then got safely away.
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A Gift for All,

In order to give all a chance to test it,
and Thus be convinced of its wonderful
curative powers, DIR. Kings New Dis
cOvery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, will be, for a limited time, given
away. This offer is not only liberal,
but shows unbounded faith in the mer-
its of this great remedy. All who suf-
fer from Coughs, Colds, Consumption,
Asthma. Bronchitis, or any affection of
Throat, Chest, or Lungs, are especially
requested to call at w. Z. Dement, & Co. s
Drug Store, and get Trial Bottle Free,
Large Bottles 81,
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MANY readers will call to mind
the red sunsets of two or three years
ago, and that these were accounted
for by many persons upon the suppo-
sition that the upper air was filled
with fine dust from the eruption OF
Krakatau, in Java. This eruption oc-
CURED in the month Of August, 1888.
Whether it was the cause Of the red
glow in our sky or not, we may never
be able to know positively. But the
distance to which the sound of that
explosion was heard has been found
to have been remarkable. That same
year the English yacht Marchesa was
cruising in the Malay archipelago as
far east as New Guinea. Mr.. Guile
mard, who wrote the journal of that
cruise, relates an interview with a
Dutch missionary in this latter island,
from which it appears that the sound
was heard at that great distance
"Mr. Van Hasselt was eager to learn
what news we could give of the civil
lzed world. We had little enough
to tell, with the exception of the
eruption of Krakatau. Q OF the
appalling amount OF destruc-
ton it had caused we were
unaware, but we gave him the few
particulars which had reached Cor
ontalo. He at once told us, greatly
to our astonishment, that the noise Of
the explosions had been audible at
Dorei, and, going into the next room,
brought his diary, in which, under
date Of August 9th, an entry. had
been made to the effect that sounds
as of distant cannonading, which they
had imagined to proceed from a vol
canic eruption had been heard that
day. The natives, we were told, had
also noticed it on the previous day
when, In fact, the outburst was at its
height. BY the missionaries, the vol
cano at Ternate or in some part of the
Moluccas was supposed to be in ac-
tion. 1t enables one partially to real
ize the terrific nature of the eruption
when the map shows Dorei to be dis
tant one thousand, seven hundred
and ten miles from Krakatau."
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Three Favorites

Have the following to say of Wis
dom's Robertine, the great beautifier
and preserver Of the complexion:
PORTLAND, Or, June 4, 1887.
To Mr.. w. III. Wisdom-Dear Sir:-I
have tried your Robertine. 1t is excellent,
and shall be pleased to recommend it
to all my lady friends. Believe me,
yours truly. RHRA.
PORTLAND. Dec, 1886.
To Mr.. w. III. Wisdom:-The "Rober-
tine you so kindly sent me is excellent.
1t is the finest preparation have ever
used, and is a decided acquisition to
every lady's toilet. Yours truly,
JEANNE WINSTON.
PORTLAND, Or, April 6, 1887.
Dear Mr.. Wisdom:-I have tried your
"Robertine," and it gives me much
pleasure to say that it is excellent for
the complexion, being one of the best
articles of the kind / have ever used. Be
heve me, yours sincerely,
z. TREBKLLI.
For sale by w. z. Dement, & Co.
druggists, Astoria, Oregon
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In an address recently delivered at
Boston, Edward Atkinson, the we'll
known economist, spoke of "a great
piece OF the south-the middle noun
tain section-bigger than Great Brit
ain and Ireland together" where
''they have hardly enough to eat.
drink and wear, because there is little
or no capital there to help them"
The population that exists In this un-
progressive condition Mr.. Atkinson
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FROM EUROPE AND THE EAST.
Specials to Readers Of "The Astorian. !"

ST.. JOINS, n. F., Sept. S.-Reports
daily arrive from all points of the
country showing the gale of the 26th
OF August was one that Will be long
rendered for fearful loss OF life and
great extent OF damage sustained
from it. A vessel whose name was
unknown was wrecked back OF Lange-
ly Island, near Pierre, and as no trace
Of her crew has yet been found it is
feared all must have met with a
watery grave. Several large vessels
went ashore on Dog Island, near st
Pierre, and IN many cases became
total wrecks. One hundred thousand
dollars will not cover the extent of
the damage to property sustained by
New Foundland vessels that that
were on the banks during the storm.
Many vessels arriving have even sad
der records to tell OF those who went
in the morning had no chance to re-
turn but were swallowed UP in the
| pitiless storm or were driven to sea
to drown. There are as many as five
banking schooners missing from Bu-
rim, five from Grand Bank and one
from Burgess, all OF which were on the
banks the morning of the gale, and
have not yet been seen-o heard from.
MADE THEIR ESCAPE.
Sioux FALLS, Oak, Sept. S.-Two
prisoners escaped from the United
States wing of the territorial prison
here last evening, Henry Es-
mond, in for mail robbery, and Ed
Powers, in for murder. The latter
was soldier from Fort Mead. They
threw blanket over the head OF the
deputy warden who came to lock
them up, gagged and bound him, and
left with $50 and 800 Winchester
rifle.
CALIFORNIA; GOVERNOR.
SAN Francisco, Sept. S.-Governor
Bartlett passed a restless night and
much weaker and had every symp-
tom that proclaimed sudden death.
He was delirious from two o'clock
until eight. Nourishment could on
ly be administered with great Difficult
ty. The symptoms were so alarm
ing that DIR. Perry was sent for early
in the morning.
The following was issued at ten
o'clock: There is no improvement.
The governor has been conscious for
the last quarter of an hour. He
asked for Rev. DIR. Mclean, who was
Immediately sent for.
FLATTERING DEMONSTRATIONS.
BERLIN, Sept. S.-The German
crown prince is welcomed everywhere
on his journey to Tyrol. Greatest
enthusiasm shown at Munich. The
prince looked we'll, but was hoarse
and seemed fatigued.
COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY.
OTTAWA, Sept. Sc. r. Barpee
and g. W. Moberly, members OF the
railroad commission, have gone to
Chicago, st. Louis, and other west
ern cities to inquire into the work
ing of the interstate commerce act.
sARAH's LITTLE ADv'T.
LONDON, Sept. 8.-Sarah Bernhardt
has been on a pilgrimage to Lourdes
and the Parisians are specializing as
to whether she is to retire to a nun
cry.
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Mrs. Gates will open Embroidery and
Decorative Art Rooms, i'm a few days.
next door to Mrs. Malcolm's Millinery
Parlors, and will give lessons in all the
Late Art Work; also furnish material
for the same. Having spent year east
and much time in New York Art
Rooms, have many new facilities.
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cost nearly $4,000.

HENRY WILLARD, solus: "For time
at last makes all things even; and
never yet was human power that
could evade, if unforgiven, the patient
search and vigil long OF him that
treasures up 8 wrongr'
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Mr.. ALGERNoN SwINEURNE, En-
glish poet, doesn't like Mr.. Walter
Whitman, American poet. OF Mr.
Whitman as poet, Mr.. Swinburne as
critic, thus daintily indites:
Mr.. Whitman's Eve is a drunken ap.
pie woman, indecently sprawling in the
slush and garbage of the gutter, amid
the rotten refuse of her overturned fruit
stall; but Mr.. Whitman's Venus is q
Hottentot wench under the influence OF
cantharides and adulterated rum.
THE Journal states that there were
shipped from Boston, week before
last, one hundred tons of binder
twine, filling nine railroad cars, for
use on the famous Dalrymple farm
in Dakota, during the coming har-
vest. The twine was valued at S20,.
600 and to express it to its destination
cost nearly $4,000.
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The best oysters in any style at
Fabre's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
An There!f

Ice cream, fine quality supplied at
short notice by Frank Fabre, any part
OF the city: S2.50 gallon.
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NEW TO-DAY.
Meeting Notice.

A MEETING OF THE BRITISH BENEV-
a olent Association Will be held in the
ONCE OF +. L. Cherry, on Tuesday evening,
the 18th inst. at O'Clock.
p. /. CHERRY.
BY j. BRYCE. Pres't.
Secretary.
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Remember that our school supplies
must be sold, as we remain here only a
few days longer. Come and get our
prices. CRYSTAL PALACE.
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All the patent medicines advertised
In this paper, together with the choicest
perfumery, and toilet articles, ETC.. can
be bought at the lowest prices, at J. w.
Conn's drug store. opposite Oe.ident
hotel, Astoria.
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For the very best pictures 60 to II. )
ShuSter.
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The finest and incest steak TO be had
in town at Fabre's.
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Notice.

NlHE MEETING OF THE o. FL. &B.
- Association was adjourned TO Wednes-
slderation the disposal OF the balance OF the
stock held by the association.
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Decorative Art Rooms.

Blanks and tablets of all descriptions
at Griffin d. Reeds.
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Best Beds i'm town.. Rooms per night
90 and 25 cts, per week $3.50. New and
clean. Private entrance.
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What is better than a glass of liquor :
A cup of delicious coffee at Fabre's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09

And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa-
loon, 3 cents. -E.
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Private Rooms.

At Frank Fabre's for suppers, par
ties, etc. The best cooked to order.
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A Sunny Room

For the best photographs and tintypss
go to Crows Gallery.
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estimates as between 100000 and
100000.
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Ten cents for a cup of Fabre's nicl
coffee.
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Oysters I'm Everv SfvIe

With the comforts of q home, librar
etc. Apply at Holden House.
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Meals Cooked 10 Order.

Private rooms for ladies and families /:
at Central Restaurant, next TO FOard Il
Stokes.
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Galnbrfnus Beer

AT the Central Restaurant, next {,
FOard & Stokes.
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Try Fabre,s celebrated pan roast.
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Do You Want Your FIues
Cleaned?
Il. Clifton will do the job for you neat
and cheap. Leave orders at this office.
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A COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY.

OTTAWA, Sept. Sc. r. Barpee
and G. w. Moberly, members OF the
railroad commission, have gone to
Chicago, st. Louis, and other west
ern cities to inquire into the work
ing of the interstate commerce act.
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PigeOn.Toed Men and Women.

According to the New York CORE
spondent of the Albany argus, nine men
out of every ten are pigeon-toed. Ihave
made the same remark before, but I was
the other day impressed anew with its
truth. Something prompted me to keep
tally of a few pedestrians on my mental
abacus. was walking up Broadway,
and quite hustle and rush of people
contributed to the success of my observa-
ton. Out of the first twelve of whom I
took notice seven toed out at varying
angles from forty-fve degrees to about
five. Two toed out with the right foot
alone. Two more kept their pedals ad-
vancing on parallel lines, and
one person was fatty and unequivocally
"pigeon-toed." 1 took no further obser-
vation at the time, feeling that the test
had been fair, average one, and that
it would be safe to lay down the axiom
that nine men out of every ten, as said,
are pigeon-toed, meaning in a qualified
sense that the nine turn their feet at any
other angle than the right one. have
spoken of men all along, as no one ought
to suppose that I would be so ungallant
as to scrutinize the attitudes of feminine
shoe leather for the ungenerous purpose
of publishing the results to the public.
But 1 have reliable information on which
to affirm that ladies do not walk correctly
in respect to toeing-out any more than
men, and moreover, that in childhood
this fault might easily be corrected. To
q person giving due attention to the mat
ter, the result will soon be perceived in a
better carriage and more elasticity and
freedom in step.
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Children and Pets,

A child brought up without the knowl-
edge of pet animals is solitary being,
no matter if there be brothers and sisters,
while child who has animals to tend is
never quite alone. A dog is of itself
liberal education, with its example OF
fidelity, unwearied activity, cheerful
sympathy, and love stronger than death;
nay, love that is triumphant over shame
and ignominy and sin-inauences that
30 often wear out human love or make it
change to hate. How many of US hold to
our friends with love as inexhaustible
and inextinguishable as that which our
dog gives to us? The child especially
finds in the faithful creature much of
it's own impulsive and ardent life; the
delight in little things, the ready curios-
ity, the ceaseless activity, the quick
changes in occupation, the unabated in
tercst in existence. Kittens, again,
seem sent to give to a child just what the
dog leaves out: the more refined ways,
the e soft playfulness, the gentle domestic.
itv, the willingness to be tended and
pctted. Kittens about the house supply
the smaller punctuation in the book of
life; their little frisks and leaps and pats
are the commas and semicolons and
dashes, while the dog puts in the colons
and periods. .-Hurper's Bazar.
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A Novel Experiment.

In an interesting article on "Photogra
ply by Vital Phosphorescence," pub
lished in the last number of the st. Louis
Photographer, DR.. Vansant narrates some
interesting observations with regard to
the phosphorescencc of the fire-flies, and
the possibility of using it for photogra-
ply. He says that the kind of light dis
charged by certain animal organs, and
which evidently in its causation has
some close relation to the nervous system
and vitality to the animal, and belongs
to different class of phenomena from
phosphorescence above mentioned, can
also bring about incipient decomposition
in a haloid salt of silver. Moreover, it
can do this, he says, through sheet of
glass oil tho usual thickness used for
Photographic negatives, and, conse-
quentfy, there is possibility of produc-
ing by such light Photographic positive
prints.
The doctor then relates how he made
this discovery. He took about dozen
ire-iies, captured shortly before, and
put them in q -mouthed vial of some
three ounces capacity, having piece of
fine white bobinet (such as is used for
ladies' veils) stretched over its mouth in
place of stopper. Flashes of grcenish-
tinted yellow light were emitted every
few seconds for a period averaging one
half of a second, and the frequency of
the emissions could be increased by
gently shaking the vial. The flash is so
bright that fine print can be easily seen
when held close to it,. Repairing to his
dark closet with the vial of tire-t1ics ne
placed it to one side, under cover, while
arranging and clamping very sensitive
gelatino bromide of silver dry-plate be-
meath an ordinary negative picture OF
landscape on glass, as for contact
printing.
He counted the flashes, occasionally
shaking the vial and sliding it over the
negative, till fifty flashes had occurred.
The vial was then removed, the sensitive
plate separated from the negative, and
an attempt made to develop that latent
image, if any existed. Alkaline solution
of pyrogalol was used, and in a few min
utes he had the pleasure of seeing we'll
marked positive image of the negative
picture appear, the plate being somewhat
yellow stained, as if from too long an ex-
posure. This was fixed in the usual way
with sod. hypo. sulp., and is now in the
doctors possession-probably the first
picture ever produced by the light emit
ted from a living organism.-H. Louis
ReDublic1n.
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Catching Robins With Nets.

This is the season for the red breasted
robin, as toothsome as he is pretty, writes
a Raleigh On. c. correspondent. Album
dant as these birds are in the up county,
they are nothing compared with the NUM-
Der of those on the coast. In the morn
ing and evening they fly up and down
the "banks" in gangs of millions. The
strips of beach are narrow, and 1t IS
always easy to know just where the
birds fly, since they pursue a certain
route. So the fishermen-this being q
dull season-employ their seines in catch
ing birds. They set the seines between
tall poles on the beach and catch thou
sands of robins in a morning or after
noon. At one flight" n man caught
over 1000. He put away half for food
for his family and shipped the others.
On Bogue bank, with Il small net, MIR.
Rose caught 800 robins. The birds fly
quite low, and do not observe the net at
all. The people who have set the nets
are always concealed near by.
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A Revised Version.

There lived near Alexandria, in Vir-
ginia, an old colored man and woman,
whom their acquaintance called Daddy
and Nanny Williams. He had had edu-
cational advantages, and could read in a
fashion peculiarly his own; but his wife,
although lacking as regards erudition,
possessed great force of character, which
she often displayed in manner that was
very irritating to her husband. When
she became particularly fractions, Daddy
would take the Bible, and open to that
chapter in Revelation beginning: "And
there appeared a great wonder in heaven,
4 woman clothed with the sun, and the
moon under her feet, etc.
With impressive solemnity he would
read as follows: "Au dere 'peared q
great wonder in heben, womanp
Slowly closing the book, he would gaze
sternly at his now subdued wife, for the
passage never failed to produce the de.
sired effect. ct.-Harper's NagaziDe.
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The Worlds Commercial Center.

Occasionally one meets some New
Yorker who has philosophically studied
the future of this great metropolis. Such
man is Simon Stevens, the attorney,
who says: 1T is curious thing IN the
study of the worlds history to see how
the commercial center has shifted IRON
time to time in a general course around
the plobe. You can 90 back to time
when Antwerp was the center of the
worlds commerce. Next Amsterdam
held the threads of commercial venture.
Then the center was shifted to Liver
pool. Now it is London, and next It
will be New York. A careful study. OF
the worlds commerce at the present time
gives sure indications that the power and
prestige of England in her commercial
relations is beginning to be shaken, while
the commercial empire is drifting across
the Atlantic to the metropolis of the new
world."-New York Tribune. ...-
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North Carolina Mines.

Despite the talk about diamond fields
in Kentucky, but few gems of any sort
have been found in the limits of the Uni
ted States. The most celebrated diamond
beds are in India, Brazil and South Afri-
ca, although single stones have occasion
ally been picked up in Virginia and
North Carolina. Mexico furnishes many
gems, particularly opals, but North Amer
lea, while rich in gold and silver, appears
to be poor in precious stones. North
Carolina has furnished some interesting
stones, particularly the hiddenite, grass
green gem, allied in chemical character
to the topaz, but of a color previously
unknown. 1t occurs in Alexander Coun-
ty, in the foot hills east of the Blue
Ridge, and was named for its discoverer,
Hidden.
In the same region ip Mcdowell Coun-
ty, where there Are gold mines, are also
found ip great variety stones of more or
less value. Tbs mining is carried on
chiefly for gold by the hydraulic slnicing
system, In which the mountain streams
are employed to wash down the hillsides.
The earth is sluiccd down for gold, and
all the stones which remain in the sluices
are carefully examined. A correspondent
from the mines states that valuable rich
specimens are often found, and as much
as the value of $4,000 in opals, topazes
and other fine stones has been found in
one day, and on one occasion diamond
worth 81, 900 was taken out. There are
other localities in that region that are,
without doubt, equally rich. Tile Trades